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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Takashi Sugiyama, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yoshiaki Ikuta, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Masabumi Ito, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a process for smoothing a substrate surface having a concave defect, such as a pit or a scratch. A process for smoothing a surface of a glass substrate for a reflective mask blank used in EUV lithography, comprising disposing a thin film on a glass substrate; detecting a concave defect existing on the glass substrate; and locally heating or locally anodizing a portion of the thin film just above the detected concave defect to perform a chemical reaction accompanied by a volume increase in a material forming the thin film.